off-color

adjective

variants or off-colored
Definition of off-colornext
as in suggestive
hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent the movie was rated PG-13 for some swearing and off-color jokes

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“Off-color.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/off-color. Accessed 29 Nov. 2023.

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